Norman Sieroka: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2019 |
| Name | PD Dr. Norman Sieroka |
| Field | Philosphy |
| Address | Professur für Philosophie ETH Zürich, CLW C 1 Clausiusstrasse 49 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| sieroka@phil.gess.ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://www.uni-bremen.de/theophil/sieroka |
| Department | Humanities, Social and Political Sciences |
| Relationship | Privatdozent |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511-0010-00L | Scientific Concepts and Methods  Only for MSc Pharmaceutical Sciences. | 2 credits | 3G | E. Kut Bacs, V. I. Otto, N. Sieroka | |
| Abstract | The module is an introductory course fostering critical thinking about scientific concepts and methods in the natural sciences, particularly in pharmaceutical and biomedical research. | ||||
| Objective | Students • have the ability to explain and reflect upon core themes in philosophy of science and cutting edge methods that are relevant in modern pharmaceutical and biomedical research. • are able to explain the role experiments, models, images, and quantifications play in the formation of a theory, and the constitution and illustration of a scientific fact. • are able to actively engage in a critical discussion about scientific concepts, methods and approaches in the field of biomedical research and philosophy of science. • are able to critically evaluate the basic scientific assumptions, concepts and approaches underlying their own research project. • have learned how to “closely read” and analyse a scientific paper and are able to present their paper analysis to an audience that is not expert in the research field. | ||||
| Content | This course is part of the ETH "Critical Thinking" initiative. | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | The course is best suited for students who have recently performed a research project of their own. | ||||